Danvers
Youth Football, Inc.
The monthly board meeting of Danvers Youth Football, Inc. was held on June 13, 2001 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Danvers, MA.
Attendance: Anna Bertini, Paul Fitch, Larry Fravel,
Jim Gallagher, Ron Hennessey, Tom Ladd, Debbie LeBlanc, Wendy McDonald, Mike
O’Gara, Tom Opie, Steve Pasquariello, Dave Perry, Mike Skiotis, Sam Valenti.
The meeting was called to
order by Mike Skiotis, Vice President, Football at 8:30 PM.
Approval of 5/9/2001 meeting minutes. Minutes were distributed for the review of all members present. A motion to accept the minutes as written was made by Anna Bertini, seconded by Paul Fitch, and unanimously PASSED.
·
The
third and final registration night was completed on 6/12. Tom Ladd distributed a summary and detailed
listing of all registrants to date. A
couple of late additions and grade changes were noted. A total of 256 were registered at this time
– 137 for football and 119 for cheering.
·
Mike
Skiotis recommended that a comparison be made between this and last year’s
registration lists and that we organize a group of volunteers to call 2000
players that had not yet registered for the 2001 season. Mike, Tom Ladd, and Paul Fitch will meet to
discuss.
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A
possible additional registration night was discussed. However, the group felt a better approach would be to contact
unregistered players from last year individually and distribute forms to those
interested.
·
A
motion to extend the registration deadline to July 1st for football
players was made by Larry Fravel, seconded by Sam Valenti, and unanimously
PASSED.
·
Anna
Bertini will forward the required forms (Registration, Code of Conduct,
Volunteer) to Mike Skiotis for distribution.
Tom Ladd will enter new registrants into the database as newly completed
forms are received.
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A
motion to close cheerleader registration was made by Wendy McDonald, seconded
by Paul Fitch, and unanimously PASSED.
Dave Perry emphasized that all DYF Board members must be consistent in
all future communications relative to registration (i.e. cheerleading is closed
while football will remain open until July 1st).
·
Anna
Bertini suggested that someone should sort and organize the completed Volunteer
forms. Wendy McDonald volunteered to
categorize them and forward them to the appropriate VP responsible for the area
of interest indicated on the form.
·
Mike
O’Gara indicated that, although some outstanding equipment was returned at registration,
a number of items remain on the “unreturned” list. Dave Perry instructed Mike to contact all those still with
equipment and inform them that they will be billed by DYF if it is not returned
immediately.
III.
Coach
Nominations for the 2001 Season
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A
DIVISION. Dave Perry was nominated for head coach by Larry Fravel and
seconded by Sam Valenti. No other names
were placed in nomination. Nominations
were closed and Dave Perry was unanimously ELECTED as the A head coach for the
2001 season.
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AA
DIVISION. Dave Johnson was nominated for head coach by Tom Ladd and seconded
by Mike O’Gara. Larry Fravel was nominated for head coach by Sam Valenti and
seconded by Mike Skiotis. Nominations
were kept open and Mike Skiotis will determine the selection process after
7/1. It is possible there may be two AA
teams if enough additional 7th & 8th graders
register.
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B
DIVISION. Bob Marraffa was nominated for head coach by Mike Skiotis and
seconded by Dave Perry. No other names
were placed in nomination. Nominations
were closed and Bob Marraffa was unanimously ELECTED as the B head coach for
the 2001 season.
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BB
DIVISION. Tom Marden was nominated for head coach by Tom Ladd and seconded by
Paul Fitch. No other names were placed
in nomination. Nominations were closed
and Tom Marden was unanimously ELECTED as the BB head coach for the 2001
season.
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C
DIVISION. Tom Ladd was nominated for head coach by Sam Valenti and seconded
by Dave Perry. Ron Hennessey was nominated for head coach by Steve Pasquariello
and seconded by Dave Perry. Nominations
remain open and Mike Skiotis will determine the selection process after 7/1.
·
Dave
Perry reported that Rick van Campen will not return to manage the snack bar
next season.
·
Dave
Perry and Mike Skiotis will meet with Rick to document the procedures and make
a recommendation for next year. A snack
bar committee will be formed at a future date.
Fundraising (Paul Fitch)
·
Paul
received confirmation from the Rotary Club that they will donate $800 for a scoreboard
controller. Dave Perry will send a
thank you letter to the Rotary and we will add them to our game program as a
sponsor.
·
Jim
Gallagher will investigate the possibility of a DYF Casino Night.
·
Dave
encouraged everyone to forward their fundraising ideas to Paul.
Purchasing
(Mike O’Gara)
·
Mike
reported that we have 229 helmets, 44 or 45 of which will be sent out for
recertification tomorrow (6/14).
·
The
new yard markers have been received and Mike expects the decals in by next
week.
·
Mike
displayed several shirt samples for the group and discussed the pricing for
each (the plan is to order the shirts for stock and add names/numbers
later). The group felt the Bike shirts
with a Falcon emblem on the shoulders would be a good choice. A motion to purchase this model was made by
Jim Gallagher, seconded by Mike Skiotis, and unanimously PASSED.
Administration
(Ron Hennessey)
·
Ron
reported that there was no new news relative to sponsors.
·
Approximately
$1,900 of merchandise was sold at the registration nights.
·
Ron
inquired as to the tryout dates so that he can begin to plan pictures,
etc. Tentatively, tryouts were set for
August 15-17.
A
motion to adjourn was made by Sam Valenti, seconded by Ron Hennessey, and
unanimously PASSED at 10:30 PM.
NEXT
MEETING: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 @
8:15 PM, Knights of Columbus Hall.
Submitted
to Board for approval by:
Thomas
W. Ladd
Secretary